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One of David Tate's first memories of Syracuse football is what has endeared the team to him the most. Entering into the program as a freshman in 1972, Tate says coach Ben Schwartzwalder's first direction to the newcomers wasn't on how they played, but rather how they looked.
"During a time when everyone wore long hair, [Schwartzwalder] decided to cut all our hair off on the first day," Tate says. "We were buzzed to the scalp. We all looked odd, but we all looked the same."
The uniformity that Schwartzwalder imposed upon the freshman class instilled the importance of unity within Tate, both on and off the field.